Organic farming Books

Book SynopsisTo achieve sustainable cropping entreprise, maintenance of soil and environmental health is of fundamental importance. Conservation of natural resource hence assumes greater significance due to large scale deterioration of the resources for crop production.

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Book SynopsisThe book deals essentially with the aspects that are of immediate concern to new researchers in the field of botanicals and natural products. It presents the first comprehensive overview of the plant products since they were introduced in the pest management covering both theoretical and practical applications. This book covers the key aspects of the plant products including: Natural pest management agents from plants, extraction of plants products, characterization and formulation and bioassay of extracts against different pests. The book reports for the first time in the field of botanicals, a study on the stability of the prepared extracts towards their various biological activity against different microbial and stored grain pests through a large number of the prepared extracts and formulations in both water and organic media. The book is an indispensable and interdisciplinary text for researchers and scientists from Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences, Agricultural Sciences and related disciplines, working in this important and fascinating area of botanicals and natural products in Integrated Pest Management IPM concept.

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Book SynopsisWe are in the middle of the first decade of new millennium and facing lot of change in Indian agriculture particularly in the field of horticulture. In the last millennium the horticultural crops had the limited phase of development because of unawareness of the research potentiality. We will enter the second decade of new millennium and by the end of 2020; the golden revolution starts with new visions in application of modern and innovative techniques in breeding and farming. Qualitative production is just sufficient to meet the domestic market except for few crops like spices, condiments, plantation crops, flower crops and medicinal plants which has high demand in the international market. The horticultural crops contribute to the supplementary diet providing food security to the nation. All this needs application of innovative approaches of scientific culture. This book encompasses recent and pertinent field of horticulture viz., crop breeding, precision farming, biotechnology, therapeutic horticulture and post harvest practices covering fruits, vegetables, flowers and spices and plantations crops. The knowledge on recent research technologies viz., bioinformatics, biotechnology, transplastomics etc. , will be helpful in production and consumption of horticultural crops. The practical application of breeding techniques like polyoidy and the selection technique will pave the way to increase the productivity. The exploitation of horticultural crops for the occurrence of antioxidants will serve for the human health and prevent the disease like cancer, cardio vascular disease, diabetics etc. The organic farming for vegetable and plantation crops is more informative. All this information is brought out in detailed in different s of this book."Table of Contents1. Applications of Bioinformatics in Vegetable Breeding by R.Arunkumar, K.Kannan, V.Thirumalmurugan and K.Latha 2. HI - Tech Horticulture Farming in Vegetable Crops by M.Anand, R.Arunkumar, A.Mayavel and T.Muregsaboopathi 3. Ploidy Breeding in Tropical Fruits by R. Kamalkumar and K. Soorianathasundram 4. Application of Fertigation in Horticultural Crops by M.Anand, V. Ponnusamy, V. Vijayaraghavan and T.Sumathi 5. Organic Farming of Plantation Crops by K.Padmadevi, T.Vijaya and M.Vijayakumar 6. Issues, Strategies and Scope in Organic Production of Vegetables by M.Anand, L.Pugalendhi and A.Mayavel 7. Psychoactive Plants by C. Thangamani, C. Kavitha and P. Jansirani 8. Microencapsulation - A Media for Functional Pharma Products by T .Vijaya, K.R.Vijayalatha, K.Padmadevi and L.Pugalendhi 9. Potentialities of Antioxidants in Horticultural Crops by Kamalkumar R. Arunkumar and A.Mayavel 10. Photoautotrophic Micropropagation by V. Vijayaraghavan, M.Anand D.Veeraragavathatham and K.Indhumathi 11. Defense Proteins and Plant Disease Resistance by K.R.Vijayalatha and R.Venkatachalam 12. Genetic Transformation for Secondary Metabolites Production by C. Kavitha, C.Thangamani and E.Vadivel 13. Nator's and Traitor Technologies by S.Sudagar and R.Kamal Kumar 14. Transplastomics by K.Padma Priya and N.Chezhiyan 15. Post Harvest Biotechnology of Tomato and Cassava by T.Sumathi, V.Vijayaraghavan and A.Mayavel

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Book SynopsisThe global changes warranted fastness in food production system and fast foods. In tune with demand, crop production also oriented accordingly. However, the proverb 'Health is a Wealth' is reminded us to keep vigil on system and method of food production and food safety. The ill-effect of conventional chemical based farming well documented and public realized the importance organically produced food and efforts are being made to popularize the organic production. India is a "Land of Spices", each state or union territory in India cultivates one or other spice. Since spices form a part of many medicines the demand for organically produced spices is increasing considerably. Assuming a market growth of 10% in Europe, USA and Japan for organic spice products the world demand for organic spices may grow to 57000 tonnes in the next 10 yeaLarge scale use of high analysis fertilizers and pesticides result environmental hazards and imbalances in soil nutrients. Since spices are high valued and export oriented in nature it is imperative to keep the levels of pesticide residues below tolerance limits in view of the standards set by the importing countries. Hence the book on "Organic Spices" is timely and covers all aspects of organic spice production. The topic includes historical spice trade and importance of spices in food chain. Brief account on organic agriculture movement in the world and its present status and opportunity for organic spices in the world market are given. The chemistry and different methods of composting are included in the organic manures will be informative. Microbes play a greater role in agriculture, a separate devoted on microbes and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria would definitely enrich the readeNot only that, the topics on biological control of insect pests, nematodes, fungus and bacteria of spices highlighted in separate s would be of interest in organic production system. The importance, composition, uses, botany and varieties, organic way of production of spices like black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, chillies and paprika, nutmeg, vanilla, seed spices like cumin, fennel, fenugreek, coriander and their harvest and post harvest processing are enumerated. The s on good agricultural practices GAP and organic certification procedures outlined for adoption. This would serve as a reference book for researchers, teachers and students besides farmers, traders and consumers.Table of Contents1. Introduction/V.A. Parthasarathy, K. Kandiannan and V. Srinivasan. 2. Organic manures/R. Dinesh, V. Srinivasan, K. Kandiannan and S. Hamza. 3. Use of microbes for spices production/M. Anandaraj and R. Dinesh. 4. Biological control of insect pests/S. Devasahayam. 5. Biological control of fungal diseases/R. Suseela Bhai. 6. Management of bacterial diseases/A. Kumar. 7. Management of plant parasitic nematodes/Santhosh J. Eapen. 8. Black pepper/C.K. Thankamani. 9. Cardamom/D. Prasath and M.N. Venugopal. 10. Ginger/V. Srinivasan, K.N. Shiva and A. Kumar. 11. Turmeric/K. Kandiannan, B. Chempakam and K.S. Krishnamurthy. 12. Vanilla/Kandiannan and R. Dinesh. 13. Nutmeg/P.A. Mathew. 14. Chilli and Paprika/K.N. Shiva, D. Prasath and V.A. Parthasarathy. 15. Coriander/S.K. Malhotra and B.B. Vashistha. 16. Fenugreek/K.N. Shiva and S.K. Malhotra. 17. Fennel/S.K. Malhotra. 18. Cumin/B.B. Vashishtha and S.K. Malhotra. 19. Good agricultural practices/V.A. Parthasarathy, K. Kandiannan and V. Srinivasan. 20. Organic certification and quality standards/V. Srinivasan, T. John Zachariah and B. Chempakam.

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Book SynopsisThe realm of pomological crops comprises tropical, sub-tropical, temperate fruits, minor fruits, and plantation crops. The publication Basic Concepts in Fruit Science is a thorough, up-to-date, and extensive book on these crops, offering an overview of the advancements in crop production and enhancement; classification, nomenclature, systematics, genetics, breeding, crop improvement, and crop production management. This book is written in a point-to-point manner to facilitate easy comprehension for students, researchers, and educators. It is designed to function as a practical guide for learners, teachers, researchers, and enthusiasts involved in Fruit Science. This book will serve as a useful resource for students and teachers to evaluate their knowledge in the broader field of fruit science.

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Book SynopsisThe book is intended to provide a clear overview on the management of pests and diseases of horticulture crops, associated soil and beneficial fauna, residue status of pesticides and their estimation techniques. It is divided in four parts: Part I explain the practices followed in the pest management of horticulture crops. s include pest status of insects, mites, rodents, and diseases in fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, spices and mushrooms and their management. Different aspects of biological, cultural, and mechanical controls are also highlighted. Harmful and beneficial soil fauna associated with horticulture crops are dealt in Part II. Keeping in view the potential of beneficial organisms, the effects of pesticides on predators, parasites and pollinators have also been discussed in this section. The recent scientific developments related to residue status in vegetables, fruits and spices are provided in Part III. Part IV includes the residue estimation techniques of various pesticides.Table of ContentsPart I: PEST MANAGEMENT OF HORTICULTURE CROPS: 1. Acarine Pests and their Management in Vegetable Crops by Manmeet Brar Bhullar and Sunita Yadav 2. Insect-Pests and their Management in Vegetable Crops by P.C. Sharma and R.S. Chandel 3. Mites of Fruit Crops, Mushroom and their Management by Divender Gupta and P.R. Gupta 4. Insect-Pests of Fruit Trees and their Management by Tarun Verma and Ram Singh 5. Rodent Damage and Management in Horticultural Crops by V.P. Sabhlok Part II: EFFECTS OF PESTICIDES ON BENEFICIAL FAUNA (PREDATORS, PARASITES, POLLINATORS AND SOIL FAUNA) 6. Effect of Pesticides on Soil Microbes and their Activities by K. Kukreja, S. Suneja, R. Gera and R.C. Anand 7. Compatibility between Microbial Pesticides with Synthetic Pesticides by Monika Geroh, H.D. Kaushik, P. Bhatnagar and Asha 8. Effect of Pesticides on Parasites and Predators in Horticultural Crops by Sunita Yadav, P. Bhatnagar and Manmeet Brar Bhullar 9. Bioremediation of Chlorpyrifos Contaminated Soil-Potential and Prospects by Neeru Kadian, Santosh Satya, Anushree Malik and Prem Dureja Part III: RESIDUE STATUS IN HORTICULTURE CROPS: 10. Fungal Diseases and Fungicides in Horticultural Crops by Rajendra Singh 11. Pesticide Residues in Fruits of India by J.K. Dubey and S.K. Patyal 12. Pesticide Residues in Spices by Reena Chauhan, Shashi Madan and Beena Kumari 13. Pesticide Residues in Vegetables by Reena Chauhan, Anil Duhan and Beena Kumari Part IV: RESIDUE ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES: 14. Preparation of Standard Solutions by Vinod Kumar 15. Gas Liquid Chromatography : An Analytical tool for Pesticide Residue Estimation of Horticultural Crops by Beena Kumari 16. Applications of Computer Based HPLC in Horticulture Crops by Ramesh Kumeri Mehta, Ashok Yadav and Vinod Kumar Madan 17. Effect of House Hold Processing on Pesticide Residues in Vegetables by Indu Chopra and Beena Kumari

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Book SynopsisThis book comprises 41 s dealing various issues, prospects and importance of conservation agriculture practices followed across different regions with special emphasis on rainfed regions. We hope this book on conservation agriculture will be highly useful to researchers, scientists, students, farmers and land managers for efficient and sustainable management of natural resources.Table of Contents01 Conservation Agriculture: Issues and Prospects in Rainfed Regions of India by A. Subba Rao and J. Somasundaram 02 Conservation Agriculture: Biomass Recycling and Nutrient Dynamics by Muneshwar Singh and R.H. Wanjari 03 Greenhouse Gas Mitigation with Conservation Agriculture in Rice-Wheat System by H. Pathak 04 Crop Residue Management in Relation to Conservation Agriculture by J. Somasundaram, R.S.Chaudhary, N.K. Sinha, M. Vassanda Coumar, H. Pathak, R.R. Simaiya, S.S. Kushwah and A. Subba Rao 05 Effect of Conservation Tillage on Soil Physical Properties by K. M. Hati 06 Diversification of Crop and/or Allied Crop Enterprises in Conservation Agriculture: Why and How? by K. Ramesh 07 Soil Water Balance under Cover Crops and Residue Retention for Conservation Agriculture by R. Saha 08 Weed Management in Conservation Agriculture by R.H. Wanjari, Blaise Desouza and R.K.Singh 09 Resource Conservation Technologies for Sustainable Crop Production in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India by H.S. Jat, R.K. Yadav, P. Dey and M.L. Jat 10 Conservation Agriculture for Resource Conservation in North-Western Himalayan Region by N.K. Sharma, B.N. Ghosh, D. Mandal, R.J. Singh and P.K. Mishra 11 Resource Conservation Technologies for Sustaining Productivity in North-eastern Hilly Eco-systems by R. Saha and P.K. Ghosh 12 Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Hill Farming by Sher Singh, S.C. Panday and J.K. Bisht 13 Resource Conservation in Rice Wheat Cropping System under Reclaimed Sodic Soils by P. Dey, Ranbir Singh, Sushil Kumar and S.K. Chaudhari 14 Conservation Agriculture in Rice Based Cropping System in Alluvial Plains of Eastern India by S.S. Singh and R. Elanchezhian 15 Resource Conservation Technologies in Relation to GHGs Emission in Different Rice Ecologies in Eastern India by P. Bhattacharyya, A.K. Nayak, K.S. Roy and S. Neogi 16 Conservation Agriculture in Cotton Production System by Blaise Desouza 17 Conservation Agriculture: Limitations and Prospects in Hot Arid Region of India by D. K. Painuli 18 Conservation Agriculture with Trees for Rainfed Agriculture by J.V.N.S. Prasad and B. Venkateswarlu 19 Prioritizing Areas for Soil Carbon Sequestration: A Step for Conservation Agriculture by T. Bhattacharyya, D. K. Pal, R. K. Gupta, P. Chandran, S. K. Ray, C. Mandal, Jagdish Prasad, Dipak Sarkar, P. Tiwary, K. Karthikeyan and B. Telpande 20 Soil Carbon Sequestration in Rainfed Agriculture by Ch. Srinivasa Rao and B. Venkateswarlu 21 Soil Carbon Management: Conservation Agriculture Perspective by Pramod Jha 22 Climatic Variability and Climate Change on Soil Organic Carbon Stocks: Its Impact and Mitigation Strategies by A.K. Biswas, M. Mohanty, K.M. Hati, A.K. Misra and A. Subba Rao 23 Conservation Agriculture in Mitigating Effects of Climate Change by M. Mohanty and N.K. Sinha 24 Soil Carbon for Carbon Sequestration and Trading by A.K. Biswas 25 Conservation Agricultural Management Practices in Minimizing Soil Erosion and Enhancing Crop Productivity by D. Mandal, B. N. Ghosh, S. Patra and N.K. Sharma 26 Impact of Resource Conservation Technologies for Increasing Crop Productivity in Black Soil Regions of Rajasthan by R. K. Singh, J. Somasundaram and Shakir Ali 27 Impact of Conservation Tillage on Soil Aggregation by N. K. Sinha, J. omasundaram, R. K. Singh and M. Mohanty 28 Climate Resilient Technologies for Mitigating GHGs Emission in Agriculture by C.R. Mehta, Reena Nair and Mayuri Gupta 29 Role of Farm Machinery in Success of Conservation Agriculture by R.C. Singh 30 Evaluation of Conservation Agriculture Machinery on Carbon Emission: A Case Study by K. P. Singh 31 Soil Biodiversity and Integrated Soil Quality Assessment by D.L.N. Rao 32 Soil Microbial Biomass: A Potential Indicator to Assess Soil Quality by M. Vassanda Coumar, S. Kundu, S. Rajendiran, J. Somasundaram and R. R. Simaiya 33 Soil Biological Parameters as Reflection of Soil Carbon Dynamics and Conservation by S.R. Mohanty and K. Bharati 34 Conservation Agriculture vis-a-vis Organic Farming by K. Ramesh and A.B. Singh 35 Biochar: An Alternative to C Sequestration by Brij Lal Lakaria, Pramod Jha and A.K. Biswas 36 Participatory Soil Quality Assessment Tools by R.S. Chaudhary 37 Assessing Soil Quality Changes under Conservation Agriculture by S.Kundu, M. Vassanda Coumar and S. Rajendiran 38 Socio-Economic Assessment of Conservation Agriculture in India by Ranjit Kumar 39 Remote Sensing of Soil Residue Cover and Conservation Tillage by Nirmal Kumar and K. Karthikeyan 40 Exploring Soil Organisms for SOC Storage by M.C. Manna 41 Effect of Crop Cover on Runoff, Soil and Nutrient Losses by R.K.Singh, J. Somasundaram, R.S. Chaudhary, N. K.Sinha and R.H.Wanjari

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Book SynopsisCrop growth and productivity is limited by a large number of adverse conditions of ambient environment and soil composition. Among these, drought and soil salinity are most prevalent stresses. In view of shrinking land resources and continuing pressures of growing population in most developing countries, it has become imperative that crop yields are not allowed to suffer on any type of cultivable land. Breeding crop varieties resistant to drought and salinity stress, therefore, assumes great importance. Major limitations to exploiting genetic resistance have been the lack of (i) definition of the level of stress that is relevant to crop productivity, (ii) screening procedures that can be reliably employed for identifying genotypes possessing attributes governing stability of performance under stress conditions, and (iii) Understanding of the processes that have direct as well as indirect relevance to conferment of resistance. This book presents the much-needed information on drought and salinity stress under one cover. s have been contributed by a leading authority and practitioner of his own field of specialization. The book will be an indispensable source of information for students and researchers interested in the subject of drought and salinity stresses and breeding approaches for achieving resistance to these stresses.Table of Contents1 Salt-affected Soils: An Overview by I.P. Abrol 2 Breeding Crop Varieties for Salt-affected Soils by R.S. Rana 3 Drought Resistance in Crop Plants: A Physiological and Biochemical Analysis by Suresh K. Sinha 4 Breeding Approaches for Drought Resistance in Crop Plants by R.S. Paroda 5 Screening Techniques for Drought Resistance in Rice by T.T. Chang and Genoveva C. Loresto

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Book Synopsis'Applied Ornamental Horticulture' consists of 16 s authored by 18 eminent working scientists related to various applied fields of Ornamental Horticulture. A highly illustrated book, comprising over 75 colored pictures, it is unique in its exhaustive coverage,content and structure. The book not only provides the concept but gives on hand information related to all day today practical aspects of applied ornamental horticulture. It is difficult to provide universally valid recommendations for agronomic and cultural practices for all the ornamental plants as they are grown under different ecological and soil conditions in different climatic zones. However, the general cultural practices like soil and water requirements, planting time and depths; fertilizing, mulching, flowering season, storage and insight about the applied aspects of ornamental horticulture are given for each, although it varies from region to region and under different growing conditions and climate. The book has covered various aspects of gardening and Landscape planning. . All the s are very comprehensive and informative for day today activities in our daily gardening ventures. The book will be useful to students , city dwellers and scholars of Horticulture.The book is a ready reckoner to house wifes and is an essential table book.Transition of conventional gardening to virtual digital garden is indicated and at no point of time and space, natural divine garden can be replaced by digital virtual gardens.Garden has life while virtual garden is insensitive.Table of Contents1. Bonsai by Alka Singh 2. CAD for Landscape Gardening by S.Y. Chandrashekar and B. Hemla Naik 3. Garden Features and Types by S.S. Sindhu and Arvind Kumar Verma 4. Green Building Concept- the Needs of 21st Century by S.S. Sindhu, Arvind Kumar Verma and Surinder Sunja 5. Horti-business through Landscaping by S.S. Sindhu 6. Lawn Development and Maintenance by S.S. Sindhu 7. LED Lighting in Landscape Gardening by Mam C. Singh 8. Protected Cultivation of Flower Crops by S.S. Sindhu 9. Temperate Ornamentals in Landscape Planning by M.R. Dhiman, S.S. Sindhu and Chander Prakash 10. 'Xeriscaping'- An Approach of Landscaping the Dry Areas by Balaji S. Kulkarni 11. Herbaceous Perennials of Kashmir Valley for Landscape Use by Sumina Ramzan, T. M. Pal and Sajad, A. Bhat 12. Design of Protected Structures for Indian Condition by M. Hasan 13. Basic Principles and Elements of Landscape Design by S.S. Sindhu and Sumina Bhat 14. Future Ornamentals by V. L. Sheela 15. Hanging Gardens- A softer touch to Urban Landscapes for Eco Devo by Sharath Kumar, M. 16. Dried Ornamentals: An Option for Commercial Floriculture Enterprises by Desh Raj 17. Dry Flowers-Scope and Prospects by T. Janakiram, Tarak Nath Saha, Ritu Jain and Sellam Perinban

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Book SynopsisFundamentals of Organic Farming presents basic principles and practices of organic farming. The s systematically cover-* Concepts and relevance of organic farming, * Organic production requirement, * Biological intensive nutrient management, * Integrated pests, disease and weed management, * Quality control standards and certification, * , Frequently asked questions and answersOrganic market opportunities, This book fulfils the needs of students studying in agricultural colleges and universities and a standing guidance to the teachers for teaching organic farming in the new concept of agriculture education and development.

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Book SynopsisFirst gives an introduction to computers. This provides an overview of anatomy, generation and classification of computers. In addition to this, it discusses about the personal computers, booting and viruses. Second entitled "Operating Systems" describes about disk operating system and its commands. three discusses Working in Windows. four describes word processing and creating, saving, opening and editing a document. Besides formatting options has also been described in four. Introduction to Ms-Excel and creating, editing and saving a document are explained in five and six. seven describes Mathematical Functions and their use in excel. The various features of data analysis using excel which deals with data analysis tools, tests, graphs and ANOVA along with illustrated examples are described in eight and nine. The tenth introduces the reader with Ms-Access database. number eleven gives the basic concepts of internet. number twelve discusses with pictures flow chart and algorithm.Table of Contents1. Introduction to Computers 2. Operating Systems 3. Working in Windows 4. Introduction to Word Processing Microsoft-Excel (MS-Eexcel) 6. Data Entry in MS-Excel 7. Mathmetical and Statistical Functions in Ms-Excel 8. Data Analysis Using Ms-Excel 9. Graph Using Ms-Excel 10. Ms Access 11. Internet: Concept and Basic Services 12. Flow Charts

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